As Congo Moves Toward Peace, US Aid Vanishes

As Congo moves toward peace, US aid vanishes

As the Senate prepares to take up the rescissions package, lawmakers should remember: Peacekeeping isn’t charity, it’s strategy.

US cuts to international aid harm people caught in conflict and crisis around the world

US cuts to international aid harm people caught in conflict and crisis around the world MSF remains committed to providing global health and humanitarian aid, but we can’t do it all alone. Leila Rafei July 18 2025, 9:47am While MSF welcomes Congress’ decision to prevent additional cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and emergency food assistance, this rescissions package will deepen the growing global health and hum…

US AID cuts Add More Pressure to Farmers. Clean Energy More Critical Every Day

Above, report on the impact of cuts to US food aid programs – which have historical served to soak up surplus production and keep prices reasonable and farmers afloat.But MAGA hates poor children in the developing world so much, they are willing to undermine their own constituency in the midwest to create more suffering and … Continue reading "US AID cuts Add More Pressure to Farmers. Clean Energy More Critical Every Day"

Common Dreams: Opinion: Six Months Into His Presidency, Trump Has Created a Global Humanitarian Catastrophe - Olivier De Schutter

Common Dreams, 18 July 2025 As the UN’s independent expert on poverty, I am no stranger to harrowing statistics. But few numbers have shaken me like those emerging in the wake of the Trump administration’s suspension of U.S. foreign aid. According to new estimates published in The Lancet, these funding cuts could result in more than 14 million […] The post Common Dreams: Opinion: Six Months Into His Presidency, Trump Has Created a Global Humanit…